Louisiana Man
Key: GEnglish
GMmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah.
Mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah bah-bop-Dbah- buh- bop-Gbahmmm
Verse
GAt birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned
They raised him on the banks of the Driver Gbed
Houseboat tied to a big tall tree
AHome for my mama and my D papa and G me
Verse
The clock strikes three papa jumps to his feet
Already mama's cookin' papa Dsomethin' to Geat
At half past papa he's ready to go
He hops in his pirogue headed Ddown the bay--Gou
Chorus
He's got Cfishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River
Settin' traps Ain the swamp Gcatchin' Canythin' he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Gotta make Alivin' he's A GLouisiana Cman
Verse
GMuskrat hides hangin' by the dozen
Got 'em Aout dryin' in Athe Dhot hot sun G
Tomorrow papa's gonna turn 'em D into G mon
GMmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah.
Mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah bah-bop-Dbah- buh- bop-Gbahmmm
Verse
GThey call mama Rita and my daddy Jack
ABrynn and Lynn are the family Dtwins G
Big brother Ed's on the Dbayou Gfishin'
Verse
On the river floats papa's great big boat
And that's how my papa goes Dinto Gtown
Takes ev'ry bit of the night and the day
To even reach Aplace where the D people G stay
Verse
CBut I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes around
That's the day my pappy takes his Gfurs to Ctown
Papa promised me Ned and I could go
Even let me see A Gcowboy Cshow
Verse
GCowboys and Indians for the first time then
Papa said son we got Dthe Alines to Grun
We'll come back but now there's Dwork to be Gdone
Chorus
He's got Cfishin' line strung across the Louisiana River
Settin' Atraps in the swamps Gcatchin' Canythin' he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Gotta make Alivin' he's A GLouisiana Cman
GMmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah.
Mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah bah-bop-Dbah- buh- bop-Gbahmmm